Curry Baby Sharks with Fresh Basil
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If you notice, I used to post up dishes along with the recipes of what I’ve cooked over the weekend on Monday morning. Today is yet another one with the used of fresh basil leaf from my garden.
Ingredients:
Skinned baby shark fish
secret recipes for the chili paste (actually dem lazy to list out all the herbs. sorrrrrrryyyy…)
Fresh basil leaves
Step by step:
Pound chili paste ingrediens i.e. Onions, fresh chilies, lengkuas (dunno the name in english. Another type of ginger) and lemon grass. Stir fried the pounded ingredients in oils till fragrant. Add in skinned baby sharks.
Simmer till they are done. Add in basil leaves. Give them a quick stir and removed pan from stove immediately to avoid basil from turning brownish.
Fishingman said,
August 7, 2006 @ 12:01 pm
Lengkuas = galangal ginger.
Looks good, drool drool, you’ve made me hungry liau.
luxferi said,
August 7, 2006 @ 12:15 pm
OMG that looks delish! *drool* It’s rare that ppl use their own herbs – where do you buy yours? I have no idea how to start growing herbs.
Fishingman said,
August 7, 2006 @ 2:22 pm
SJ, What other herbs you’ve got growing? Where did you get them? would like to plant some as well.
Hijackqueen said,
August 7, 2006 @ 2:37 pm
Luxferi & Fishingman, I have a few baby plants from the seeds. If you want, can arrange to collect them from me.
Fishingman, I have another herbs but dunno the name in English. Taste good to go with deep fried fish. This one is more on chinese style. I’ll blog about it other time.
Fishingman said,
August 7, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
ya ya. Do a blog on your spice garden.
the Razzler said,
August 7, 2006 @ 3:00 pm
Wahhhhh .. Queen, can open restaurant already wat .. then next time i go Ipoh can patronize your shop. Can be better than Ipoh Hor Fun or even Nga Choi Kai. Prefer Sharks than chicken anytime … hehe 🙂
The Queen says: Wrong geography la. I am not from Ipoh.
JC said,
August 7, 2006 @ 3:00 pm
Got Tongkat Ali or not??
anony said,
August 7, 2006 @ 3:20 pm
Got… A man named Ali once left his Tongkat at her place. Long one somemore..
athena said,
August 7, 2006 @ 4:30 pm
sharks wonderful…..:) when are you inviting me for dinner?
Cynthia said,
August 7, 2006 @ 7:37 pm
You make your own paste? How to make it ah? =)
That time u lazy to list the ingredient, now give you a chance. *cheeky*
terima kasih!! LOL
The Queen says: There you go, myÂÂ
Secretlazy ingredients: Fresh or Dry chilies, onions, garlic, galanga ginger, lemon grass and a small piece of turmeric.Lil said,
August 7, 2006 @ 11:35 pm
the basil looks great! better than the pot currently in my kitchen by 1000x times…
The Queen says: Yeah, I saw your pot the other time. Basically, they need lots of sunlight and a bigger pot and not forgetting organic fertilizer. And the more you pluck the leaves or break the top branches, they will grow even bigger and faster.
daboss said,
August 7, 2006 @ 11:48 pm
looks good – i bet it tastes great too… 🙂
but why shark ah? i thought shark tastes a little ‘chau chor’… other big fish like ‘ikan merah’ or ‘barracuda’ can also?
The Queen says: I am just clearing my freezer :). Is true that sharks has a fishy smell that is why we have to cooked them in curry or salted bean paste instead of steaming. Yup, basically you can use any fish that you like.
Simple American said,
August 8, 2006 @ 6:19 am
Don’t care how you say the name in English. Just pass the plate please. 😀
the Razzler said,
August 8, 2006 @ 10:36 am
Opps … so soorrrry, Queen !! Mix you up with someone else laaaa !! So where’s your restaurant going to be ??? .. will still patronize anyway .. hehe
sila said,
August 9, 2006 @ 5:20 am
mmmmm…kariiiiiiii…. *drool*
pablopabla said,
August 9, 2006 @ 9:52 am
Not many markets sell shark meat, I think.
The only “sharky” experience I had was shark soup which I had in Sekinchan. Didn’t take the meat though…phobia, I guess 😛
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